immigration and urbanization. they came, they saw, they… immigrants who here is american, and what...

Immigration and Urbanization

They came, they saw, they…

Immigrants

Who here is American, and what does it mean?

Why the spike in 1860 & 1910?

Turn-of-the-Century Immigration to the United States

1880 1910

49%27%

24%

18%

11%

71%

Eastern and

Southern EuropeEastern and

Southern Europe

Rest of the

World

Northwestern

Europe

Northwestern

Europe

Percent of Immigrants by Region and Origin

Coming to America!

The “dumbbell” tenement

Hypocrites

California, why?

Are we still this America?

• What is the meaning of the poem?

• "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”

• What does the line say about Immigrants to America?

• What problems were immigrants facing in the old country?

What fears do they have?

Nativist Activism

• American Protective Association - 1887

• Chinese Exclusion Act - 1882

• Literacy tests added 1917

• Immigration Act of 1924 – (National Origins Act) – Est. Quota %’s

• Immigration Act 1929– Capped at 150,000

Positives and NegativesImmigration

• (+)• New Talents and

Skills• Diversity• Freedom• Land of Opportunity• Goodwill with other

countries• History of Immigration

• (-)• Disease• Criminals, Radicals,

Terrorists• Change American

Culture• Loss of jobs and

opportunity• Racial Backlash